On Friday, the NEPSE index increased by 2.64 points to close at 2,655.22 points. Similarly, the Sensitive Index increased by 1.18 points, while the Float Index increased by 0.53 points and the Sensitive Float Index has increased by 0.68 points.
Despite the rise in index, the transaction volume has decreased. A total of 10,713,842 units of shares worth Rs 3.46 billion were traded in 33,215 trades on the day.
Today, share price of Crest Micro Life Insurance was the highest on the day by 14.08 percent. Similarly, the share price of Beni Hydropower Project has increased by more than 5.5 percent while the price of other stocks has increased by less than 3.5 percent. Meanwhile, shares of Ghorahi Cement Industry fell the most by 4.43 percent on the day.
On the basis of turnover, Ghorahi Cement Industry topped the list on the day. The company's shares worth Rs 216.3 million were traded on the day. Similarly, the turnover of Shweta Ganga Hydropower and Construction crossed Rs 125 million and Reliance Spinning Mills worth Rs 119.34 million.
Out of 13 sub-groups, the indices of 12 sub-groups have increased while the indices of one sub-group have decreased. On this day, except for other sub-groups, the index of all sub-groups has increased marginally. The index of other sub-groups fell 0.88 percent on the day.
